Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of gliding while maintaining altitude, especially the sport of flying a heavier-than-air craft by using ascending currents of air.
- adjective Ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a. & n. from
soar .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
soar . Mounting on the wing; rising aloft; towering in thought or mind. - noun The act of mounting on the wing, or of towering in thought or mind; intellectual flight.
- adjective
assurgent ,ascending
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of imposing height; especially standing out above others
- noun the activity of flying a glider
- adjective ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual
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Examples
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Of equal importance are the unimpeded activity of the whirling currents of sound and their complete filling of the resonating spaces in the back of the throat, the pillars of the fauces, and the head cavities in which the vocalized breath must be kept soaring above the larynx and _soaring undisturbed_.
How to Sing [Meine Gesangskunst] Lilli Lehmann 1888
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Still soaring from the high of speaking at the American Library ...
Milestones 2009
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Still soaring from the high of speaking at the American Library ...
Paris 2009
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Palin soaring in the polls and obama crying and whining like he normally does when things don't go his way.
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Emergency measures to contain soaring food prices and drought in Djibouti
Lessons 2010
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Should the federal government reform the health care system to contain soaring, runaway costs and to insure more people?
Obama challenges reform detractors to explain themselves 2009
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Still soaring from the high of speaking at the American Library ...
Public Speaking 2009
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He referred to soaring poverty rates, unemployment and "a sense of anarchy."
Argentine Episode Is Little Comfort for Greece Matt Moffett 2011
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Long shot of Robin soaring over cityscape on his batwings.
Archive 2008-08-01 2008
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Emergency measures to contain soaring food prices and drought in Djibouti
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